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President’s Day for Preschoolers
The best thing about February being such a short month is just how fast it flies by – we’re already well into it and President’s day is next week! Since so many schools are closed for President’s day it has a way of sneaking up on me, and this year with Valentine’s day being the Friday before, I really think it can be best to observe President’s day in the classroom after the actual holiday. Here are all of the resources that I have available to help you explore what this day means with your preschoolers. These can all be found in my TPT store. Click the images below to…
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Snow Day Ideas and Traditions
We got hit with a nasty ice storm this week, which led to our third snow day of the year (the first two were for an extreme cold snap). Since I work from home, snow days mean that my daughter is home with me. I thought I’d share some of our favorite ways to spend a snow day – but before we get to that, If you’re in a program where you end up getting more children on a snow day, here’s a post that might be helpful! Now to the fun stuff! I’m a huge fan of leaning into the absolute relaxation of a snow day. Sometimes a surprise…
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Valentine’s Post Office Dramatic Play
Monday I showed a cute little Valentine’s Day mailbox using my phone number and address free printable. Since you’ve got that adorable idea, I thought I’d also give some insight into what I love to add to my dramatic play center to create a Valentine’s post office. All links are affiliates! Any good post office needs stationary – and lots of options! Little ones really love to dress the part, it makes them feel much more “official.” My genius tip for post office play is to visit the flat rate shipping center at your local post office and grab a few different boxes and envelopes. These are free (until you…
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Printable Valentine Mini Mailboxes
It’s officially February! It feels like getting through January is really something to celebrate, so let’s get down to business and dive into Valentine’s Day. This is an easy little activity that uses one of my FREE printables and is absolutely perfect for leaving each other little messages. My favorite Valentine’s dramatic play center is a post office, heavy on the hearts and pink and red colored decor. Decorating and adding these little mailboxes makes it fun for children to deliver mail for each other. I used my phone number and address freebie for the printable mailbox template. This template is editable, so you can also add children’s real addresses…
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Printable Valentine Activities for Preschool
Holidays are for themed activities. I’ve loved every minute of making these, and it’s even more fun when I get to pull them out and share them with my students. I hope that you and your students enjoy them just as much! Click on the images below for more information on these printable preschool Valentine activities. You can also find these – and so many more resources – in the February Month of Preschool Set!
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Valentine Preschool Classroom Materials
I just really freaking love Valentine’s Day! I don’t know if it’s the colors, or showing people how much we care about them, but it makes my soul smile – and right now, I’ll take all of that I can get. If you’re looking to infuse your preschool classroom environment with a little more Valentine spirit, here are my picks for fun, helpful materials. All links are affiliates. Wooden heart shaped bowls – These are classic and fun at the same time. You can’t beat the wooden feel and organic lines, and they really are useful for storing and displaying all of those manipulatives. 3D Felt Hearts – Since this…
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Valentine Teacher Gift
Can you believe we’ve reached this point in the year?! That’s right, it’s time to figure out a valentine’s day gift for your kids’ teachers. This is one of those holidays that can be so tempting to just phone it in and buy the heart shaped coffee mug, but I’ve got a really fun idea for you instead! I’ve completely fallen into the cult of homemade sourdough, so this year I’m gifting teachers a fresh loaf with some other goodies. Here’s what I’ve got planned (all links are affiliates). Brown paper bread bags – These say “elevated home baker” for sure. Make your gift look like something that comes from…
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Snow Day Must Haves
As someone who has lived her entire life in the midwest, I’ve experienced my fair share of snow days. I know there are many people around the country who are currently enjoying a very rare snow day, so I thought I’d tell you about my favorite way to spend a surprise wintery day like this. The best kinds of snow day are those where I can snuggle up inside, get all warm and cozy, and fully relax all day long. The beauty of a snow day is that it gives us the opportunity to stay in somewhere warm when the weather is anything but. I’ll happily take it! Here are…
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February Preschool Lesson Plans
We’re more than halfway through January! That’s a reason to celebrate for sure – January is definitely one of my least favorite months. It’s like the crash after the high of the holidays, and it can be so cold and dark. I’m not sad that it’s almost over. I shared the list of everything included in my January Month of Preschool set a couple of weeks ago and wanted to make sure that I did the same with the February set so that you can make next month’s prep a little easier on yourself! Here’s EVERYTHING that’s included in the February Month of Preschool set: Wow! There are so many materials in this set!…
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Creating a Cozy Classroom
The cold weather that we’ve had lately makes me want to curl up under a blanket and never move. Unfortunately that isn’t an option, so instead I’m dreaming of cozy space. While we’d all love to have a million dollars to redecorate our classrooms every season, I know that isn’t actually practical. There are some small things that you can easily do to make it as warm and comforting as possible. The links that I’m sharing below are affiliates, but I’ll also share other ways to source the same items if you’re working on a tighter budget. Add a yarn garland like this one. Yarn is an easy choice for…
